Uber's Lawyers

by Editor
November 29, 2017 at 9:14 am

http://www.smartertimes.com/1574/uber-lawyers

The lead business story in today's New York Times reports that Judge William Alsup of Federal District Court in San Francisco "accused Uber's lawyers of withholding evidence, forcing him to delay the trial":

"I can no longer trust the words of the lawyers for Uber in this case," Judge Alsup said. "If even half of what is in that letter is true, it would be an injustice for Waymo to go to trial."

Today's Times article does not specify what lawyer Judge Alsup was talking about. It doesn't name the lawyer or the law firm.

"You misled the judge time and time again," Judge Alsup told Arturo González, Uber's outside counsel from the law firm Morrison & Foerster.

It would have been helpful for the Times to repeat this information for print readers or online readers who missed the August article or who don't recall it. It might also be helpful for the Times to give Mr. Gonzalez or his firm a chance to defend themselves. Often lawyers won't talk about a case publicly outside court while the case is underway, but even so, the criticism is so severe that the reader wonders if there's another side to it, or what, if anything, the lawyer has to say to explain himself. It'd also be useful for readers to understand how common this sort of finding by a judge is, and whether the lawyer risks facing any sanctions as a result. The Times seems to be covering the trial with technology and business reporters rather than legal or court reporters.

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